Now then, the Bishop of Charlotte, Michael Martin, wants to put such severe restrictions on the Latin Mass as will set it on ...

On the first Sunday of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV stood on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and did something that shocked some Catholics -- he chanted the Marian prayer Regina Caeli in Latin.

Latin Mass restrictions spark debate, but liturgy tensions go beyond language. Critics say tradition’s being stifled. Church ...

Editor’s Note (Feb. 14, 2025): This story has been updated to include a memo from Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, issued on Feb. 13, outlining the Louisiana Department of Health’s ...

The Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina will significantly restrict the practice of the Traditional Latin Mass, limiting it to a single chapel in what Bishop Michael Martin said is a bid to ...

DeBenedetti, accompanied by Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jay B. McCallum, served as a lector at the annual Red Mass celebrated earlier this spring at the historic Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Maria Laura Antonelli via Vatican Pool/Getty; Shutterstock Some of the royal women who attended Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass popped in the crowd by wearing white outfits — but is that ...

State senators and representatives frequently find themselves at odds during the legislative session over taxes, the budget, education policy and the like. Add a new topic of dispute – basketball.

Most tellingly, 53% of American Catholics who attend Mass weekly said that the church should stick to its traditional teachings, even if it meant that the church would get smaller. Of those who ...